How to Make Game Boards in Bots n' Scouts

Bots n’ Scouts is a free game inspired by the board game RoboRally that you can play by yourself (against the computer bots) or over a network. Although it comes with several boards, you may want to make your own boards for extra variety. Download the game from the website listed in the Resource section below.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Make Game Boards in Bots n' Scouts

1. Open the Bots n’ Scouts game by double-clicking the start.bat file. On the opening splash screen, click "Tile Editor."
2. Click the tile you want from the selection on the right side of the screen, then click a space on the blank board to add the tile. If you make a mistake, use a blank tile to clear a space on the board, or simply choose the tile you want instead and click on the existing tile.
3. Use the belt pieces with orange borders and solid arrows to add regular conveyor belts (that move the robot one square) to the board. Use the curved arrow pieces to add belts that rotate or connect with each other.
4. Use the belt pieces with blue borders and hollow arrows to add express conveyor belts (that move the robot two squares) to the board.
5. Add optional crushers to belts by clicking the round tile with the blue circles, then clicking on top of a belt square on the board. In the pop-up menu, choose the phases you want the crusher to be active on, then click the empty gray space at the bottom of the pop-up menu.
6. Use the round tiles with arrows to add gears that rotate the robots. Use the solid yellow lines to add walls.
7. Use the yellow and black striped lines to add pushers to the board. (The pusher automatically comes attached to a wall.) In the pop-up menu, select the phases you want the pusher to be active on, then click the empty gray space at the bottom of the pop-up.
8. Add optional lasers by clicking the small red and blue triangles. (The laser automatically comes attached to a wall.) In the pop-up menu, select how many points of damage the laser will do, then click the empty gray space at the bottom of the pop-up.
9. Add single or double wrench spaces to the board for repair sites. Ending the turn on one wrench repairs 1 point of damage, and a double wrench repairs 2 points. (There are no option cards in Bots n’ Scouts.)
10. Use the square tile with the warning tape around it to add pits to the board. The robot will lose a life if it falls into a pit (and start over at the flag or wrench it most recently touched, if it still has lives left).
11. Click the Save menu to save the board. In the pop-up window, type a name for the board and choose the tiles folder in the game directory. Click Save.

Play a New Game Board in Bots n’ Scouts

12. Exit the Tile Editor, and restart Bots n’ Scouts by clicking the start.bat file. Click "Start Game."
13. Click the Edit button on the right hand side of the screen.
14. Click any boards you want to add (including your new board) from the scroll-down list on the right, then click a space in the grid. Each game can use up to 9 boards. To delete a board, click the red X button at the top of the screen, then click the board. To rotate a board, click the green arrow, then click the board.
15. Click the flag with the yellow star to add a flag to the board. (The robots will start on flag one.) Use the flag with the red X to delete a flag, and the flag with the green arrows to move a flag.
16. Click "OK." To save this board configuration, click "Save."

Tips & Warnings

• The Bots n’ Scouts interface has a few bugs, and may not always respond right away.

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